Escape 4WD V6-3.0L (2008)
Removal
CAUTION: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material (including any material created while
cleaning gasket surfaces) that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan may cause engine failure.
1. Remove the RH ignition coil-on-plugs.
2. Remove the PCV tube.
3. Disconnect the radio ignition interference capacitor electrical connector and detach the 5 wiring retainers from the stud bolts.
4. Remove the nut and the radio ignition interference capacitor.
5. Remove the 2 nuts and position the engine control wiring harness shield aside.
6. Remove the 3 bolts, 10 stud bolts and the valve cover.
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Remove and discard the gasket.
Installation
1. Clean the valve cover, cylinder head and front cover sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner and install a new valve cover gasket.
2. NOTE: The valve cover must be installed and the bolts and stud bolts tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.
Apply a 5 mm (0.19 in) dot of silicone gasket sealant to the front cover-to-cylinder head joints.
3. Position the valve cover and install the 3 bolts and 10 stud bolts.
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Tighten in the sequence shown to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
4. Position the engine control wiring harness shield and install the 2 nuts.
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Tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
5. Install the radio ignition interference capacitor and the nut.
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Tighten to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
6. Attach the wiring retainers to the stud bolts and connect the radio ignition interference capacitor electrical connector.
7. Install the PCV tube.
8. Install the RH ignition coil-on-plugs.
